Nanomaterials
Dec 22, 2020
'Soft' nanoparticles give plasmons new potential
Bigger is not always better, but here's something that starts small and gets better as it gets bigger.
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Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Dec 21, 2020
Researchers invent method to 'sketch' quantum devices with focused electrons
It has long been a dream to invent new materials from the "top down" choosing which atoms go where to engineer properties of interest. A technique created by researchers out of the Department of Â鶹ÒùÔºics and Astronomy enables ...
Nanophysics
Dec 15, 2020
Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
You have to look closely, but the hills are alive with the force of van der Waals.
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Dec 14, 2020
Researchers pinpoint more precise method for atomic-level manufacturing
Quantum computers have the potential to transform fields such as medicine, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence by solving hard optimization problems that are beyond the reach of conventional computing hardware.
Nanophysics
Dec 4, 2020
Fine tuning the "twist" between 2-D materials in van der Waals heterostructures to help accelerate next gen electronics
A group of international researchers at The University of Manchester have revealed a novel method that could fine tune the angle—"twist"—between atom-thin layers that form exotic manmade nanodevices called van der Waals ...
Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Nov 30, 2020
Hitting the quantum 'sweet spot': Researchers find best position for atom qubits in silicon
Researchers from the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) working with Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) have located the 'sweet spot' for positioning qubits in silicon to scale ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 30, 2020
Light confinement in a 3-D space
The emerging services such as data center cloud interconnection services, ultra-bandwidth video services, and 5G mobile services stimulate the fast development of photonic integrated circuits (PIC), which can meet the increasing ...
Nanophysics
Nov 23, 2020
Controlling fully integrated nanodiamonds
Using modern nanotechnology, it is possible nowadays to produce structures which have a feature sizes of just a few nanometres. This world of the most minute particles—also known as quantum systems—makes possible a wide ...
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2020
Team designs a prototype fuel gauge for orbit
Liquids aren't as well behaved in space as they are on Earth. Inside a spacecraft, microgravity allows liquids to freely slosh and float about.
Nanophysics
Nov 10, 2020
Making 3-D nanosuperconductors with DNA
Three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructured materials—those with complex shapes at a size scale of billionths of a meter—that can conduct electricity without resistance could be used in a range of quantum devices. For example, ...
